Shuffleboard cue



C- E. HAMMETT SHUF'FLEBOARD CUE Dec. 4, 1951 Filed Jan. El, 1949CZarenceZHammeZZ,

INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 4, 1951 SHUFFLEBOAKD our:

Clarence E. Hammett. South Gate, Calf., assignor to Young FrancisHammatt, Anaheim, Calif.

Application January 21, 1949, Serial No. 71,958

2 Claims. 1

My invention relates to a cue or pusher which is used when playing thegame of shuiileboard,

and which is different from prior devices in regard to the method andmeans employed for pushing the shuiileboard disc and attaching the headmember to the handle.

The primary object of my improvement is to provide means by which theshufileboard disc is more efiectively engaged when playing and wherebythe head member of the device can be easily disjointed from the handleor reassembled for use.

Heretofore shuflieboard cues have been so constructed that continuoususe has caused excessive wear due to the shufiieboard cue and disc beingconstructed out of wood. In other words the rubbing surface of contacton runways or lanes, plus weight, retards the free use of the device.The abuse that shufileboard cues are sub jected to on public courses,makes it necessary to frequently replace the head member or entire cue.This is expensive and makes it necessary to maintain a supply of partsor complete cues on hand. My invention enables the head member to beeasily and quickly detached and either repaired or replaced at minimumexpense. The head member is preferably made out of metal or othersuitable wear resisting material and is light in weight and its pointsof engaging contact with the shuffleboard disc are evenly balanced so asto enable the player to more accurately play the game of shufileboard.

My improved shufiieboard cue has maximum strength of construction andlife, and if deliberately abused by an irate player, it will not usuallybe broken. However, if broken or bent out of balance, a new head membercan easily be installed without the use of tools by anyone, or the oldhead member can-be easily removed, repaired and replaced. The simplicityof my improved shufiieboard cue together with itslight weight, evenbalance of contact against the perimeter of the shufileboard disc, andsmall contact on the surface of the shuffleboard course, commends itselffor use by players of the game of shufileboard. These features alsofacilitate manufacture of the device.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Fig: 1is a plan of my improved shufileboard cue, part 01' the handle beinginsection and a shuflleboard playing disc being shown in position to beengaged by my improved shuffleboard cue or pusher head member; Fig. 2 isa perspective view of the shufiieboard cue or pusher head when removedfrom the handle; Fig. 3 is a.

2 side elevation of the shufileboard cue or pusher head member; and Fig.4 is a section, at enlarged scale, on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, A indicates my improved shuifieboard cue or pusher headmember, B a pusher handle, and C a shufiieboard playing disc with whichsaid head is shown in contact in Fig. 1 for illustrating my improveddevice when in use. The pusher head member A is constructed out of asingle piece or rod of metal or other suitable material, bent nearlymidway between its ends into a furcation III, the forward side ends ofwhich are shaped into a pair of curved shuiileboard disc engagingcontact loops I2 and I3 and a pair of rearwardly extending flexible sidearms l4 and I5. The rearward ends of these side arms at a spacedinterval back of the furcation I and the contact loops I2 and I3 arecurved inwardly and terminate rearwardly in a pair of parallelsupporting arms I6 and H, which are spaced apart and adapted toremovably engage the handle B in a corresponding pair of longitudinalgrooves or channels I8 and I9 therein. The contact loops I2 and I3 aresufliciently spaced apart to insure accuracy and even balance at aproper distance apart while engaging the shufileboard disc and whenplaying the game of shuffleboard. The contact loops I2 and I3 are alsostruck upwardly and forwardly as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as toelevate the points of contact against the perimeter of the disc-likeplay element C, above the surface of the runway, lane or other playsurface on which the shuiileboard game is played.

The downwardly slanting furcation is adapted to slide or glide over theplay surface as the shuflleboard cue is applied to a play member such asC.

The shuflleboard cue or pusher head member A is easily detached from orattached to the forward end of the handle B, when desired, by thelongitudinal arm members I6 and H, which engage in the correspondingpair of longitudinal key grooves or indentures I8 and I9. The rearwardends of the arm members I6 and I! are struck inwardly and formed withkey shoulders 20 and 2| which engage in key indentures 22 and 23 in thehandle bar. A sleeve 24 is adapted to slide longitudinally on the handlebar B and engage and hold the arms tightly secured in the key channelsI8 and I 9 while said shoulders are in locked engagement. In this mannerthe head is supported rigidly and can be easily and quickly removed andreplaced on the handle in case of any accident and when a head is bentor injured.

In use the furcation I0 forms a free sliding contact on the play surfaceand enables the player to poise the head member with its contact pointssuitably adjusted and evenly balanced against the perimeter of theshuffleboard disc and at most effective elevation, thus insuringaccuracy of play. During this use the head member is removablymaintained and prevented from turning by the handle. The key shoulders20 and 2! are staggered irr positiorr longitudinallyso asv not to weakenthe handle B by the relative position. of the indentures 22 and 23.

Modifications are contemplated within the: spirit of the invention andwithin the scope. 01 the following claims.

I claim:

1. An implement, for sliding: adisc like: play 7 member on a playsurface, comprising .,a rod ,struc-'.

ture having forwardly and upwardly directed points of contact spacedapart laterally and ap from said points of contaetirra plane aboversaid.25

slide.

2. An implement for propelling a disc-like play member on a playsurface, comprising a wire structure formed with a plurality of upwardlyextended points of contact spaced laterally apart for contact with theperimeter of said play member and a V-shaped furcation supporting slidemember connected to and extended downwardly and pointed rearwardlybetween said contact members.

CLARENCE EL HAMMETT.

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